Iligan City converts 3 buildings to isolation facilities

Three multi-purpose buildings in Iligan City have been converted into isolation facilities with a total capacity of 120 beds, intended for probable COVID-19 cases and returning residents.

These facilities aim to free up hospital beds for moderate, critical, or severe COVID-19 patients.

Iligan City has the highest number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Northern Mindanao, with 186 cases as of August 27, 2020.

Of the total cases in Iligan, 33 are in hospital, 121 in isolation, 24 recoveries, and eight deaths.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) completed the conversion in partnership with the city government, and the city health office will operate them.

The entire Northern Mindanao region had 1,222 cases as of August 26, including 669 recoveries and 20 deaths, with 855 cases being returning residents.